Western Penitentiary of Pennsylvania
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Western Penitentiary of Pennsylvania was a historic state prison in Pittsburgh known for housing notable political prisoners and anarchists, including Alexander Berkman.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western Penitentiary of Pennsylvania canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
correctional facility
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ state prison ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Allegheny River Boulevard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Western Penitentiary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western State Penitentiary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | radial plan ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Pittsburgh
ⓘ
Defunct prisons in Pennsylvania ⓘ Prisons in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| city |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh
|
| closed | 2017 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolished | 2018 ⓘ |
| designedFor | separate system of confinement ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2017 ⓘ |
| function | imprisonment of convicted offenders ⓘ |
| governingBody | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType |
administration building
ⓘ
cell blocks ⓘ exercise yards ⓘ |
| hasNotableTheme |
anarchist movement history
ⓘ
political repression ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century American penal system
ⓘ
Progressive Era prison reform ⓘ |
| inception | 1826 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Allegheny County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ohio River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movedToNewSite | 1878 ⓘ |
| near | Aspinwall, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
housing anarchist prisoners
ⓘ
housing political prisoners ⓘ |
| notableInmate |
Alexander Berkman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emma Goldman NERFINISHED ⓘ Eugene V. Debs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic district contributing property ⓘ |
| opened | 1826 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Pennsylvania Department of Corrections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Allegheny City, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Pennsylvania state prison system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityClass | maximum security ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| usedAs | site of labor and political imprisonment ⓘ |
| usedFor | federal prisoners at various times ⓘ |
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